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GAZETTE GAZETTE Published Quarterly in Pensacola, Florida USA for the Old Antarctic Explorers Association Uniting All OAEs in Perpetuating the History of U.S. Navy Involvement in Antarctica Volume 7, Issue 1 Old Antarctic Explorers Association, Inc Jan-Mar 2007

Photo by Charlie Henke Pensacola, Florida Gus Shinn and Que Sera Sera

50th Anniversary of First Aircraft Landing at the Geographic South Pole The First Time was Pretty Hairy Compiled by Billy-Ace Baker N 31 OCTOBER 1956, GUS SHINN BECAME THE FIRST Planning for this event started in May 2005 at the Opilot to land an aircraft at the Geographic South Pole. Antarctic Deep Freeze Association reunion in Biloxi, MS On 31 October 2006, the Gulf Coast Group (GCG) of when Gus declined, out of modesty, to be interviewed by a th the OAEA helped Gus celebrate the 50 Anniversary of this National Science Foundation video crew. It was determined major milestone in aviation and Antarctic history. The at that time if there was to be a 50th Anniversary celebration celebration was hosted by the National Museum of Navy in Pensacola we would have to start working on Gus to Aviation and was open to the public. Over 300 people allow us to honor him, his crew, and Que Sera Sera. It took attended the 1 p.m ceremony held in the Blue Angel Atrium almost a year and a lot of arm-twisting before Billy of the museum. The speakers, local dignitaries, and guests Blackwelder and I finally talked Gus into a small ceremony attended a luncheon commencing at 11 a.m. in the based on our pitch that it would be more of an honor for us Museum’s Cubi Point Café. Many of the GCG members, to give him the recognition that he has earned. friends, and families also attended the luncheon. See 50th Anniversary on page 4. E X P L O R E R ‘ S G A Z E T T E V O L U M E 7, I S S U E 1 J A N − M A R 2 0 0 7

satisfactory and in those areas where you feel that the P R E S I D E N T ’ S C O R N E R OAEA could be improved. John Lamont West—OAEA President To all those who have lost a loved one, please accept my heartfelt sympathy and my condolences as you pass TO ALL OAEs—As we move into through these tough times. My prayers are with you. To 2007, I wish a very prosperous and those under the weather, I wish you a speedy recovery. happy year to each of you. As our Until next time, take care organization continues to evolve, the opportunity for members to step forth and serve is always available. The Old Antarctic Explorers Association, Inc. is seeking a member to serve as the \ Election Committee Chairman. This Chairman will be responsible for establishing the procedures for conducting OAEA elections by U. S. Mail. The Chairman will work closely with the Chairman of the By-Laws Committee and with the members of the Board of Directors to develop the procedures for conducting the 2008 and future elections. The OAEA Election Committee Chairman will be responsible for identifying the members to serve on the 2008 election committee and for submitting the names of the prospective committee members to the OAEA Board

of Directors for approval. The OAEA Election Committee Chairman will serve for one election cycle. The desire is to GROWLERS & BERGY BYTES nominate a new chairman at each Symposium. Please Feature Stories, Odds & Ends, Collected, Compiled & submit your request to serve as the 2008 Election Written by Billy-Ace Penguin Baker Page Committee Chairman to me at [email protected]. th The 2006 OAEA Reunion/Symposium “Memory Cover Story⎯Pensacola, FL—50 Anniversary of the first aircraft landing at the Geographic South Pole.….1, 4 & 5 Book” has been published and by the time you read this § you should have received your copy if you ordered one. Letters. Praise, criticisms, and assorted comments.…..…6 We certainly appreciate the tremendous effort involved to ‘ Brunswick, ME—New England Chapter Meeting……… 8 ensure that we received a quality product. Your patience § and understanding while awaiting receipt of your copy of Philadelphia, PA—OAE Bill Romey Honored by American the “Memory Book” is greatly appreciated by those Geoscience Teachers………………………… …………..10 § involved in its compilation, publication, and distribution. Denver, CO—Carlton Walker South Pole Builder resigns On 17 January, I appointed Jim Landy to serve on the from RPSC, .………………………… ….…………….…10 OAEA Board of Directors to fill a vacancy that was § Oklahoma City, OK—Mike Walsh in Drag …….………14 created when Walt Walters resigned. Welcome aboard § Jim. Cambridge, UK—My Recent Antarctic Travels.….. .……15 Jim O’Connell and his committee are making plans for § Norfolk, VA—Tidewater Group Meeting ….….…….…16 the 2008 Symposium to be held in Pensacola, FL. As the § date for the symposium approaches, Jim will be posting Pensacola, FL—Gulf Coast Group Meetings…….……..19 § additional information. Pensacola, FL—FY-2006 Accounting Statement….……21 Plans for the OAEA 2010 Symposium to be held in §

San Antonio, TX are also in the embryonic stage. There DISCLAIMER STATEMENT have been a number of exploratory e-mails exchanged by The Explorer’s Gazette is published quarterly by the Old the members volunteering to assist in hosting the Antarctic Explorers Association. Opinions expressed by the symposium in San Antonio. More information will be editorial staff or contained in articles submitted by members, forthcoming. and non-members are not official expressions of the OAEA As your president of the Old Antarctic Explorers nor does the mention of books, products, or events constitute Association, I herewith solicit your recommendations and endorsement by the OAEA. suggestions concerning those areas that you perceive as

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The Explorer’s Gazette is the official publication of the

Old Antarctic Explorers Association, Inc.

National Headquarters 10819 Berryhill Road Pensacola, FL 32506 USA Phone 850 456 3556 January Events And is published four times annually 30 Jan 1774 Capt Cook reaches a new furtherest south—1130 miles from the Pole. Editor 27 Jan 1820 Von Bellingshausen sights the continental Billy-Ace Baker ice shelf near Princess Martha Land. Editorial Assistants 25 Jan 1841 Ross sights Mount Erebus and names it Gus Shinn High Island. Kerry Konrad 14 Jan 1911 Amundsen arrives at the Bay of Whales. 29 Jan 1947 Trigger Hawkes pilots the first plane from Editor Emeritus the USS Philippine Sea to Little America Jim O’Connell with RADM Byrd aboard during Highjump.

February Events

Administrative Offices 08 Feb 1821 Aurora reaches Yankee Harbor after two 4615 Balmoral Drive months of looking for South Shetlands. Pensacola, FL 32504 USA 16 Feb 1912 First member of Capt Robert Scott’s South Phone: 850 478 6222 Pole Party, Petty Officer Edgar Evans, dies. 01 Feb 1930 Sir Hubert Wilkins makes his last flight of Association Officers the season. 07 Feb 1952 Eduardo Andrew and Guillermo Campbell President – John Lamont West fly from Argentina to Deception Island in Executive VP – Henry Storm two Catalina seaplanes. 17 Feb 1986 First Korean Antarctic base King Sejong Secretary/Treasurer – Jim O’Connell Station built on King George Island. Life Director – Billy-Ace Baker March Events

Past President/Director – Jim Eblen 01 Mar 1839 Charles Wilkes, US Exploring Expedition, Director – Marty Diller reaches Antarctica. Director – Buz Dryfoose 05 Mar 1839 After only five days Wilkes abandons his Director – Steve Edelman first voyage to Antarctica. Two of his ships Director – Ed Hamblin remain in Antarctic waters for three more Director – Dave Hazard weeks before turning back. Director – Bill Spindler 17 Mar 1912 Capt L.E.G. “Titus” Oates dies. Director – Jim Landy 29 Mar 1912 Capt Scott, Bowers, and Doctor Wilson die. Their bodies are discovered 8 months later. Chaplain – Denis Casey 27 Mar 1965 PM-3A reactor shutdown due to feedwater Historian – Billy-Ace Baker control system malfunction. \

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th 50 Anniversary From page 1 31 October 2006 as “Gus Shinn Day”. A copy of the Congressional Record for Vice Admiral Gerald Hoewing, the second session of the Proceedings President and CEO of the Naval and Debates of the 109th congress on 28 Aviation Museum Foundation, opened September 2006, at which Florida the ceremony with the reading of a letter House of Representative member Jeff from the National Geographic Society. Miller rose and extolled details of the The Society also sent a large framed historic occasion was also displayed. reproduction of Que Sera Sera that Billy Blackwelder served as the appeared in an edition of the Society Master of Ceremonies on stage while magazine shortly after the historic Gary Skaar stood at a podium in the flight. The ceremony also included a Que Sera Sera and crew th wings and handled out presentation presentation by the 109 Military Airlift items. Immediately after the plane halted— Wing of the US Air Force, current Many of the presentations went to with engines running to avoid a freeze- conductor of USAP flight operations in Gus Shinn, but one presentation was to up (a practice still followed to this Antarctica. Nina Swadener, widow of Que Sera day)—U.S. Navy Adm. George J. Sera navigator Dick Swadener, who was Dufek. commander of Operation Deep at the celebration. I presented her with a Freeze, stepped out onto the ice, along bouquet of flowers and a framed photo with Capt Douglas Cordiner, to plant the of the aircraft and crew. stars and stripes at the Pole. They were Dave Bresnahan from the Office of the first to stand there since Briton Polar Programs, National Science Robert Falcon Scott did more than 40 Foundation was the keynote speaker and years before. Actually, plane captain he arranged for a live phone call from AD1 John Strider was first as he had to the South Pole that was a special feature open the hatch and jump out to set the Many other letters of congratulation, of the presentation, and was conducted pins and place steps for the Admiral. too numerous to read at the celebration by NSF Rep Antarctica Brian Stone at According to accounts the visit were received from all over. the South Pole lasted about 50 minutes. Since no one Prominently display on tables in front of knew if the Que Sera Sera would be the stage and podium were letters from: able to lift off from the frozen surface, • Director National Science the aircraft had been equipped with jet- Foundation, assisted take-off (JATO) units. When • President Old Antarctic Explorers the time came to leave, the plane did Association not budge. Its skis were stuck to the • Program Director Raytheon Polar snow. Shinn fired four JATO bottles Services Contractor, and still the plane remained fast. He • President New Zealand Antarctic fired another bank of four JATO bottles Society and the skis broke free. He fired four • Executive Director Antarctic more and picked up headway. Finally Heritage Trust, he fired the remaining bottles and was • Chairman Antarctic Deep Freeze Conrad "Gus" Shinn receives a plaque airborne. Association commemorating his landing at the South Pole 50 years earlier from Dave Captain Bob Rasmussen, Director • President American Polar Society Bresnahan, Office of Polar Programs, at of the National Museum of Naval • Director of the Smithsonian Pensacola’s National Museum of Naval Aviation, gave the closing remarks to National Air and Space Museum Aviation. commemorate this historic occasion.

• Capt Eugene Van Reeth former When asked to comment on the Following the speeches and commanding officer of Antarctic flight, Shinn said his crew normally presentations the museum provided a Development Squadron Six, consisted of copilot Capt. Douglas shuttle-bus service to take attendees to Antarctic Support Activities, and Cordiner, navigator Lt. John R. “Dick” the flight line to view the Que Sera Sera Naval Support Forces Antarctica. up close. It should be noted here that the Swadener, crew chief John P. Strider, Additional letters of congratulations and radioman William A. Cumbie Jr. aircraft suffered heavy damages during were received from local political However, RADM Dufek put Capt. Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, but personalities including the Mayor of William “Trigger” Hawkes in the action is being taken by the Museum Pensacola and the Escambia County copilot’s seat while the Admiral and Foundation to restore the aircraft. Board of Commissioners who declared Cordiner flew as observers. Members of the Gulf Coast Old Antarctica Explorers Association were

4 E X P L O R E R ‘ S G A Z E T T E V O L U M E 7, I S S U E 1 J A N − M A R 2 0 0 7 responsible for organizing and COMMEMORATIVE SOUVENIERS coordinating the celebration and Conrad “Gus” Shinn To commemorate the occasion the NSF presentations that were highlighted by LCDR USN (Ret) created a 50th Anniversary embroidered the live satellite phone call to the South by Mike O’Connor patch measuring 4X5½ inches. A few of Pole. Gosport Staff Writer these were given to individuals who had n Oct. 31, 1956, Lt. Cmdr. helped organize the celebration. “Gus” Shinn became the first

O man to land an aircraft at the South Pole, beginning the United States’ occupation that continues there today. However, important as this feat was, it is only one of Shinn’s many accomplishments in polar aviation.

Gulf Coast Group member Jim Landy He was the first to test the skis on served as an usher and was responsible R-4Ds in Canada in 1946 as part of for obtaining the support of the Pensacola the preparation for Operation Mayor and the County Commissioners. th 50 Anniversary Commemorative Patch Highjump. This development was The museum staff was outstanding in significant in that, for the first time, it supporting the Gulf Coast Group in In addition the Gulf Coast Group was possible to establish large field every conceivable way. Their efforts produced commemorative envelopes. science stations in the interior of before and during the ceremony will not The legal size (#10) envelopes (or Antarctica and Greenland and on ice be forgotten. We all owe them a hearty covers) utilizing personalized postage stations offshore and support them on “Well Done!” and thank you. stamps featuring the nose of Que Sera a year around basis. He was the third Sera and a cameo of Gus Shinn. In lieu man to take off from the carrier of a cachet Marc Swadener granted Philippine Sea (CV-47) and fly into permission to print the envelopes with a Little America IV as part of Operation color image of the famous photograph that was taken by his brother Dick. The Highjump—basically a test flight from envelopes were hand-cancelled on 31 which there was no turning back. October by the philatelic mail clerk at Once ashore at Little America, Shinn the downtown Pensacola Post Office. flew aerial mapping flights, These covers were sold as souvenirs photographing more than 200,000 serving as a fundraiser for the group. In square miles of unexplored territory. addition to the Gus Shinn stamps, some of the covers were overpaid with the Shinn was selected as the first pilot for Operation Deep Freeze when addition of an OAEA stamp. The covers Les Liptak Museum Staff and OAEA GCG were very popular and sold out almost planning for the International leader was responsible for security and immediately after being made available. Geophysical Year began. He seating. participated in Deep Freeze Operations I, II, and III and essentially “'wrote the book” on polar flight operations. He not only made the first aircraft landing at the South Pole, he also led the next five flights of R4Ds to the pole, ferrying in the men and equipment to build the first base there.

Shinn set the modem standard for flying scientific support missions in the south polar region, a standard that continues to guide the missions of the present day. Commemorative 50th Anniversary cover signed by Gus Shinn and cancelled on 31 October 2006

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L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R

Hi Billy-Ace: looked like a giant playing tiddly winks. A I’m directing this Appreciation Card to D4’s parachute streamed, and it buried you as the Life Director/Historian of the itself in the snow about 30–40 feet. A 30kw OAEA and because I really enjoyed meeting generator drug its chute about 50 miles as you at the OAEA 2006 Reunion . . .I put did dozens of other crates but to lesser together your gift bag. distances. The rest we were able to stop by Vanessa cutting the chute cords while watching for other pallets coming down! It was true Editor’s Note: The above note was received pandemonium on the ground, but we went out from the daughter of Don Richards aka in a snow cat and made a big circle around “Squatty Root” that was enclosed in a thank the drop site and placed a bamboo flag at you note that she wanted me to pass to the the center of the circle, then went out to OAEA members who served with her father. I each drag mark and put another flag to show figured this was the best venue to which way the goodies were traveling. After disseminate the note: another day or two of recovery efforts, I took my tractor train back to Little To All the Operation Deep Freeze fellows America and left it to the Byrd Station who served with my Dad “Papa Don”. crew to finish the retrieval. This is late in coming and I Incidentally, we arrived at Little apologize for that. However I wanted to America just in time to hear radio messages thank the Antarctic Explorers who were saying Bert Crary (the Chief Scientist) had friends with my Dad and who served with fallen off the barrier while taking water him, for your words of Courage, samples! So I speeded up our arrival and Sacrifice, and Devotion that you took my Sno Cat and a handful of my crew expressed to my family and me at our down to help with his rescue. Several time of need after my father, Donald Seabees(and CAPT Maher) got in a rubber Wayne Richards, passed on Christmas Eve raft and started toward Bert, who was on a 2005. It is appreciated. tiny little block of ice drifting out to For me, the past year, I’ve traveled sea. They weren’t making much progress till down an odd road, full of deep thoughts someone on the top of the barrier yelled of my Dad . . . of what has been and of down and told Maher to pull in the sea what will not be. I miss him and wish anchor! him to be with me always. Thus as the I never did get to talk to the AF Major New Year comes I wanted to thank you for about the drop I witnessed, but probably your kindness, the old stories of my Dad best as it may have been very embarrassing that were told — you were all young men to him. on an adventure together in a foreign Best Regards, T.K. Jones land. May the New Year be bright. Billy-Ace: Wishing you all true blessings. Please convey to the Gulf Coast Sincerely yours, Group my deepest appreciation for the Vanessa Richards hospitality and kindness extended to Hi Billy-Ace: me and my family at the 50th I had so many messages built up after our trip to Holland that I didn't see the Anniversary of the first South Pole notice that we were holding the monthly GCG landing. It was a most memorable meeting at the Museum until just before the occasion. Great honor was paid to the 31 October ceremony was scheduled to start! original seven and to Gus Shinn, that I would definitely have been there. Instead phenomenal pilot. My husband always I was about fifteen minutes late for the said that “Gus was the only pilot who ceremony and sat on the steps throughout could have made that landing and take- the presentation. I tried to get to talk to off!” the Air Force rep who spoke and tell him my My thanks to you for the enlarged tractor train personnel and I were on the and beautifully framed picture of the receiving end of their air drops to Byrd Station in 1957–58. They didn't believe us original seven as they prepared to when we repeatedly told them by radio that leave on that mission. I also they should NOT drop because of HIGH winds appreciate the lovely flowers—they at ground level. I think they finally got meant so much to me and were still to worrying about having enough gas to make beautiful when I got home. it back to and made their drop. Pallets of Nina K. Swadener lumber broke into thousands of pieces and

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Dear Editor: Billy: I Wintered-Over at New Byrd in the early In the Oct-Dec Gazette in the “This 60s, we lived like rats under the snow at Quarter in History Column” you stated that Old Byrd while waiting for Lt De Vicqs the longest nonstop helo flight in (MCB-1) troops to finish New Byrd. A great Antarctica was 396 miles on 27 Nov 1968. experience. John Lecik and Dave Hart should When I was at Little America during DF-III remember me; I was one of three BU2s that I remember a story in the Operation Deep wintered at Byrd. I'll never forget the Freeze Newsletter about a long helicopter "longest Jamesway in the world" with the flight so I looked it up. The following is outhouse located in front of the Plexiglas quoted from Volume II, Number 26, 13 tower to observe those individuals abusing December 1957 issue of the newsletter: head call breaks. We used to ski behind a chopped up Weasel from Old Byrd to New Byrd “McMurdo Sound, 8 Dec—A three man crew journeyed 440 miles on four hours and 40 to pickup our mail; it sure raised havoc minutes by helicopter from Little with the S/S troops. Two of our W/O group America to McMurdo in what is believed have passed on BUC Henry Savage was a BU2 to be the longest helo flight made in and CUCM Jim “Bull” Starr wintered at the Antarctic.” McMurdo as a SW1. Some things one never Frank Stokes forgets KC4USB. King Charlie 4 Uncle Sugar DF-III Comm Officer Baker. CQ CQ. Anyone. Jim Burlock Editor’s Note: Well, I guess that’s the new Dear Editor: record unless someone knows of another At a recent GCG OAEA meeting a couple of nonstop helo flight that was longer. us were debating the origin of Byrd Cloth. You overheard the conversation and told us Billy-Ace that you had an advertisement that proved In the Editor's Note on page 9 in the Oct-Dec Gazette, you provided an email that Byrd Cloth was a commercial product address for Laura Kissel to get a developed for Admiral Byrd’s 1930s transcript of Ed Ward’s oral history. I Antarctic expeditions. tried that email address but it was Gary Skaar returned as undeliverable. Do you have Editor’s Note: The below scan is from an another address for her? old National Geographic magazine. Marty Diller

Editor’s Note: Her correct address is: [email protected].

Billy-Ace I downloaded Internet Explorer 7 and now I am having trouble opening PDF files from some sources. Other sources are okay. I can't open the OAEA newsletter. Is anyone else having this problem? Ray Malinowski

Editor’s Note: Ray was able to open the Gazette that I sent to him as an email attachment. If anyone has a problem downloading the Gazette, for any reason, please feel free to contact me by email and I well be happy to work with you to resolve the problem.

Hi Billy-Ace: I have been meaning to write to you about the Oct-Dec Gazette and the article you did on the Edisto reunion. The article was very well done and captured our reunion to the nth degree. I sent your link to all my shipmates. It will be a good reminder of the great time we had and let’s hope that it will stir up some interest in joining the OAEA. Glenn Smith, ET2 DF 1960-62 Reunion Planner, USS Edisto Association

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Standing Room Only at New England Fall Chapter Meeting By Marty Diller, Manager. Jerry hand-carries both flags administrative expenses such as the cost New England Chapter Secretary-Treasurer back to the Pole each season for their of conducting these elections will only

he dust (and some of the checks) summer use at the Station. Tfrom the 3rd National OAEA The featured Symposium/Reunion hadn’t even presentation this date was cleared when the New England a viewing of Anne Chapter, which hosted the Reunion, Hazard’s Antarctic returned to Rhode Island for their big Reflections — the somber Fall meeting on 16 September 2006. and deeply moving Power Point presentation, which Oceanos Restaurant (formerly the Attendees watch ‘Antarctic Reflections’ slideshow, a Quonset Inn), on Post Road just outside was shown at the 2006 moving tribute to those who have died in Antarctica the old Quonset Naval Air Station, was Reunion’s Memorial created by Anne Hazard. In L foreground: Bill chosen as the meeting site due to its Service. A slideshow of Bertrand. From L to R starting behind Bill’s left “candid” Reunion photo- shoulder, is: Anne-Marie Steward, Fred Santino, ample space for the anticipated regular David Krebs, Ken Proctor, and Nick Pellegrino. crowd of about 40–50 attendees. Space graphs that Anne had also Behind Nick on the left is Jack Jennings, and on the was at a premium, however, as 59 set to music was shown right is Hoot Hartman. attendees — including 44 members — next. The Reunion theme increase. And like most other showed up for the final meeting of the continued with sales of Reunion T- organizations, the New England year. All available floor space was used shirts and other available items from Chapter struggles to get members to as tables had to be moved in from other the Reunion Committee. pay their annual dues. dining areas to accommodate the On average since the Chapter was Chapter Member Dues.—The main overflow crowd. formed in 2004, 33% of the members item of business was a carry-over from have been paying their dues — and the Summer meeting. Like most other most of them are the ones who Chapter Business organizations, member dues are an consistently attend meetings. In an important source of funds needed to The business meeting began with the effort to get everyone to contribute their keep the Chapter running. For instance, Pledge of Allegiance, led by Charlie fair share towards the cost of running the cost of printing and mailing ‘CB’ Bevilacqua, who customarily the Chapter, attendees decided that a nomination forms, letters and ballots to provides the US and POW/MIA flags at better job notifying people about the around 120 Chapter members during all Chapter meetings for this purpose. dues and when they’re due is the first the summer’s Chapter election of These flags are the official South Pole step to take. Accordingly, a postcard or Officers cost more than $150. With Station flags, compliments of Jerry letter will be mailed to all Chapter Chapter membership approaching 150 Marty, NSF’s South Pole Station members before each Fall meeting, and at the time of this meeting, Construction, and Maintenance a Chapter Dues Committee has been formed to follow-up on members who disregard the mailing.

Chapter Election Results.— Chapter President Dave Hazard, Vice President Fred Santino, and Director Hoot Hartman’s 2-year terms of office were to come to an end with the Fall meeting, so elections were held by mail during the 2006 summer. All three were re-elected — Dave and Fred ran unopposed, and a strong bid by Roy Roberts to unseat Hoot Hartman fell short. (L to R): Standing: Dean Abbot, Jack Jennings, Dave Killian, Jack Swenson, Fred Director Mike Hall’s term was to Santino, Roy Roberts, Jim Heffel, John Hollo, John Hasty, Dave Dubois, Jim Pedone, Ron end in 2007, but in an effort to Oschner, Whit Whitney, unknown behind Whit, Dave Steward, Marty Diller, Chet Thomas, reduce the frequency (and cut Mac McKenna, Mike Hall, Fess Parker, Al Lishness, Jim Kanes, Ray Lippka, Bob Epperly, costs) of Chapter elections, the unknown behind Ep, Barry Chase, George Lewis, Nick Pellegrino, Bruce Beattie, and John Forman. Kneeling: Charlie Bevilacqua, John Giro, Hoot Hartman, Dave Hazard, and membership voted to extend the Herschel Smith.

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3-year terms for the two Directors to • Barbara Chase (spouse), a Navy • Ray Lippka (VX-6 DF'60-63), a four years in length. This revision to the clock, penguin holiday flag, Chapter By-Laws results in all elections • Alyce Dorrel (surviving spouse occurring during even-numbered years of HMC Leo Dorrel, ASA, when the President and Vice- President’s two-year terms expire, with Byrd w/o '66), two stuffed Mike Hall’s term now ending in 2008 penguins, and Hoot’s term ending in 2010. • Dave Dubois (NSFA DF-73– 79), four Reunion pens, • Peg Forman (spouse) a set of three battery-powered

decorative lanterns, Attendees view Antarctic Reflections • Mike Hall (VXE-6 DF'70-73), a presentation. In foreground L to R: Bob Epperly, John Hasty, and Whit Whitney. large glass penguin figurine, Close behind them are Carolyn Brown, • Jim Heffel (VX-6 DF'62,'63), a Bob Shirk, Cora Thomas, and John Janke. Bruce Beattie, Fred Santino, Jim Kanes, penguin tea towel, • Mac McKenna (VXE-6 DF'70- David Krebs, and Ken Proctor. 72), four Reunion pens, • John Janke (ASA, Eights Fundraising Station w/o '64), a penguin quilt • Nick Pellegrino (VXE-6; wall hanging and a set of three DF'71,'72), a set of four Reunion logo merchandise, including lanterns, Reunion-logo magnets, T-shirts, coffee cups, magnets, pins, • Mary Pellegrino (spouse), a and pens were the featured items for bottle of ‘the Little Penguin’ sale at the meeting, and OAEA logo Australian Merlot, ball caps and decals were also • Roy Roberts (VX-6 DF'62,'63), available. Also, the Chapter has a set of four penguin ornaments, obtained a significant quantity of Noel Gillespie’s book about VX/VXE-6, • Herschel Smith (USS Courage Sacrifice Devotion, and is Philippine Sea, Op Highjump selling them for $25.00 to raise funds. '47), a set of three lanterns and a A bookplate signed by the author penguin candle, accompanies each book. Reunion • Cora Thomas (spouse), a set of two merchandise found its way into the Hoot Hartman (L) and Jim Kelly holding OAEA-logo decals and the book his raffle tickets and prize. day’s raffle drawing as well. All raffle “The Heart of the Antarctic” by prizes were either donated by Chapter • Jack Jennings (VXE-6 DF'71- explorer Ernest Shackleton. members, the Reunion Committee, or 74), a set of three lanterns, provided by the Chapter. Winners • Jim Kelly (ASA Det 'C' DF'72- Meeting Schedule included: 74), a penguin holiday flag, The next OAEA-NE Chapter meeting is • Bruce Beattie (guest), power- • Dave Killian (VXE-6 DF'70- scheduled for 1:00pm on Saturday, 31 ball ticket, 73), penguin ornament, March 2007 at the Bull N’Claw • Charlie Bevilacqua (DF-I & II), • George Lewis (MCB-7 DF'61), Restaurant on US Rt. 1 in Wells, an OAEA ball cap, a Narragansett beer can holder, Maine.

Carolyn Brown, Margo Lewis, Bev Diller, Mary Pellegrino, Peggy Lippka, Paula Hall, Joan Marie Lodge, Paula Ochsner, Nancy McKenna, Gloria Hollo, and Cora Thomas.

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OAE Bill Romey Honored by American Geoscience Teachers by Marty Diller Bill is a New England Chapter member and resides in t the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of East Orleans, MA. He began visiting the Antarctic Peninsula AAmerica in Philadelphia, on 22 October 2006, the as a lecturer and naturalist aboard cruise ships in 1993 and National Association of has since been involved in more than two dozen expeditions. Geoscience Teachers The ships, including M/S Explorer, Bremen and Explorer II, presented OAEA Life carry 100 to 200 passengers to the Antarctic Peninsula, and Member Bill Romey its some also visit South Georgia Island. highest award: The Neil A prolific writer, Bill stays busy when not underway on Miner Award, “for Arctic and Antarctic cruises, and has had many books exceptional contributions to published, including: the stimulation of interest in —Guide to the Geology of the Antarctic Peninsula, South the earth sciences.” Bill also Georgia, and Falkland Islands. This electronic field presented a paper at the guide (CD Microsoft Word format) describes aspects meeting, co-authored with of the geology of most of the sites that passengers on Alexander R. McBirney, these expedition ships get a chance to visit, about 75 emeritus professor of localities in all. Geology at the University of —Plus Ça Change. About the potentials for visiting or Oregon. The paper entitled: Bill Romey, Author and Geoscientist living in France. “Communicating about the —Norway Through a Geologist’s Eyes. This electronic Geosciences: Self-Publishing and Distributing Books” dealt book, on two CDs (Microsoft Word), tells the story of with a new website the two have created to make the public his experiences and the geology in several parts of aware of self-published books by geoscientists: Norway. http://www.libri-terrarum.com/.

OAE CARLTON WALKER RESIGNS FROM RPSC by Billy-Ace Baker ASA lost the USAP Support Contract arlton Walker resigned from to RPSC. C Raytheon Polar Services Carlton served as the RPSC FEMC Contractor (RPSC) in August 2006 and Manager from 2000 until his went to Saudi Arabia to build a city resignation. During the construction of near Jeddah. the new South Pole Station he was the Carlton Walker was in charge of FEMC manager and while serving in construction at the South Pole for the that capacity he was responsible for last few years. He and Jerry Marty organizing al the work from initial were responsible for building the new scheduling through implementation. elevated station On site he was the person responsible Prior to his departure, Elaine for shuffling resources (people, Hood designed a nice plaque for RPSC equipment, material) between not just to give Carlton. On 31, August the the new station but all construction, plaque was presented during a brief maintenance and science support ceremony, at which cake and coffee projects. was served. Jerry Marty was in Denver for the week, so it worked out well. photo by Jack Corbin Editors Note: In early March I Everyone said amazing things about Carlton Walker received an email from Carlton and he Carlton and a few tears were shed. In 1995 Carlton was promoted to was back in Denver looking for his Carlton was with the United States Construction Coordinator and he next job/adventure. Antarctic program for over 15 years. signed on full-time with the USAP I met Carlton and his wife Paula at He started out as a Plumber/Pipe Fitter contractor. The next year he was the Biloxi, MS ADFA reunion in 2001. with Antarctic Support Associates advanced to Facilities Engineering and Carlton and Jerry Marty were guest (ASA) during the 1991–92 austral Construction (FEMC) Supervisor and speakers and did their routine and then summer season. During the 1992 the following year he was promoted to their spouses; Elena and Paula did a through 1995 summer seasons he FEMC Manager and he held that dog-and-pony show describing their served as the Plumber Foreman with position with ASA until 1997 when own Antarctic Experiences. ASA.

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I N M E M O R Y OAE Dewald Voight, 25, died in a skidoo accident on 23 December 2006, at SANAE Station in Antarctica. Dewald was scheduled to be a member of the winter-over party.

OAE James Walker Turnbull, 70, died on 17 December 2006, in New Port Richey, FL. James was a Seabee and made two deployments to Antarctica.

OAE Richard Walsh, 61, died on 8 December 2006, in Tempe, AZ. Dick wintered-over at McMurdo during DF-70 as a Lt in the ASA Admin Office.

OAE Alonzo “Lon” W. Hayes, Jr., 77, died on 8 December 2006, in Walton County, FL. Lon wintered-over at McMurdo during DF-IV as an RMC.

OAE Lt Col Peggy L. Zeccolo, USA Nurse Corps (Ret), 65, died on 7 December 2006, in Watertown, NY. Peggy visited Antarctica as a tourist in connection with a Marble Point Nurses reunion.

OAE Jack Wilbur Maas, 78, died on 4 December 2006, in Schaumberg, IL. Unit served with and dates unknown.

OAE Lt Col Dale K. Polenske, USAF (Ret), 71, died on 29 November 2006, in Vacaville, CA. Dale was a C-141 pilot. USAF unit served with and dates unknown.

OAE John Henry Wyckoff Wrenn, 62, died on 28 November 2006, in Baton Rouge, LA. John served with NSF. Dates unknown.

OAE Kirby Hanson, died on 21 November 2006, in Ocala, FL. Kirby wintered at South Pole during DF-III as a meteorologist. From 1975–84 he was senior meteorologist in charge of the NOAA Clean Air Facility at the South Pole. Hanson Ridge in Victoria Land is named in his honor.

OAE Jeffrey Charles Feagan, USCG (Ret), 46, died on 13 November 2006, in Spokane, WA. Jeffrey was a retired chief petty officer who deployed to the ice on the USCGC Polar Sea. Jeffrey was a victim of a beating and had been in a coma for 11 years.

OAE Charles Leon Arnold, 86, died on 13 November, in Arcata, CA. Charles made two trips to the ice and was the leader of a USARP field party that made an engineering study of Marble Point, Williams Field, and McMurdo during DF-72. Arnold Cove between Gneiss Point and Marble Point in Victoria Land is named in his honor.

OAE Bruce Raymond Koci, died on 13 November 2006, in Madison WI. Bruce was an ice core driller and engineer for 30 years. He participated in the Ross Ice Shelf, AMANDA, and IceCube projects.

*OAE CEC James L. Hannah, 77, died on 8 November 2006, at home in Horn Lake MS. James wintered-over at Ellsworth Station during DF-II and at McMurdo Station during DF-61. He was also a member of the ADFA. Hannah Peak in the Pensacola Mountains is named in his honor.

OAE Earl J. Beck, 86, died on 24 August, in Oak View, CA. Earl deployed to the ice in 1956 with NCEL.

OAE James M. Bermingham, Sr., 77, died on 31 October 2006, in Dover, NH. James was an Equipment Operator with ASA and made three deployments to the ice.

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OAE Masayoshi Murayama, 88, died on 5 November 2006, in Tokyo Japan. Murayama was a member of seven Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions (JARE). He wintered three times at Showa Base as base leader. In 1968 he was a member of the JARE traverse to South Pole Station. During JARE-II (1959) he was the leader of the team that rescued two of the dogs abandoned by JARE-I. That rescue became the basis for the Japanese movie Antarctica and later the USA movie Eight Below.

*OAE AEC Charles R. “Bobby” Quillian, USN (Ret), 66, died on 3 November 2006, in Goliad, TX. Bobby served in VX-6 as an AE3/2 from May 1963-April 1965.

*OAE LCDR Audrey “Jake” Bengel, USN (Ret), 78, died on 31 October 2006, in Virginia Beach, VA. Jake was the OIC of ASA Det Charlie (meteorology) during DF-71 and 72. He was a member of the Tidewater OAEA Group.

OAE Charles Dillard Granstaff, 78, died on 29 October 2006, in Sulpher Springs Texas. Charles was in the Navy and deployed to the ice. Unit served with and dates unknown.

OAE Clyde Poteat, USN (Ret), 75, died on 28 October 2006, in Kannapolis, NC. Unit served with and dates unknown.

OAE Julian W. Posey died on 26 October 2006, in Matairie, LA. Julian wintered as the SSL at South Pole Station during DF-IV. Posey Range in the Bowers Mountains is named in his honor.

OAE David Cleveland White, 77, died on 25 October 2006, in Knoxville, TN. David served with USARP. Dates unknown.

OAE Alan Horace Shapley, 87, died on 20 October 2006, in Louisville, CO. Alan was the Vice-Chairman of the US National Committee for the IGY. He visited the ice during 1959 and 1969. Shapley Ridge overlooking Reedy Glacier is named in his honor. He was a member of the APS.

OAE Stephen Nymick, Jr., 73, died on 20 October 2006, in Beaumont, TX. Stephen was a Seabee and deployed to the ice during 1958.

OAE James E. Schroeder, 81, died on 19 October 2006, in Evergreen, WA. James was a USARP glaciologist at Little America V during DF-60. Schroeder Peak is named in his honor.

OAE CAPT Sven Rydberg, Military Sealift Command (Ret), 89, died on 19 October 2006, in Mt Pleasant, SC. Sven was the skipper of the USNS Eltanin during DF-63. Rydberg Peninsula in Ellsworth Land is named in his honor.

OAE RADM Henry Herbert Bell, USCG (Ret), 78, died on 16 October 2006, at the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. Henry served on icebreakers deployed to Antarctica.

OAE Kevin Andrew Hayner, 54, died on 24 September 2006, in Pueblo, CO. Kevin worked on the ice as a geologist. Dates unknown.

OAE Ernest Earl Lockhart, 93, died on 26 July 2006, in West Dennis MA. Ernest wintered at Little America III during the USASE (1939–41). Mount Lockhart in Marie Byrd Land is named in his honor.

waters, and just the whole huge place, one can only bow C H A P L A I N ’ S C O R N E R one's head and sing “How great thou Arth”. Denis Casey—OAEA Chaplain I suggest we might also consider another work of the

“They that go down to the sea in Lord in Antarctica. Before his death Admiral Byrd ships and occupy their business remarked “I am hopeful that Antarctica, in it’s symbolic on the great waters robe of white, will shine forth as a continent of peace, as

These men see the works of the nations working together there in the cause of science, set Lord and His wonders in the an example of international cooperation. deep". (Psalm 107) I think his prayer is answered; the cooperation alive and well in the Frozen South is another opportunity for us he words of the psalmist certainly ring true for all of to see the works of the Lord. Tus who have ventured into the vast domain of Antarctica. Wonderful glaciers, awesome penguins, wild D. Casey adventurous skuas, record breaking wind-chill, severe Editor’s note: For those who do not know Father Casey blizzards, just plain frozen ice, spectacular lights of the he was the winter-over Catholic Chaplain during DF-67. aurora australis, the complex ecology of the ice covered This is his first column as the OAEA Chaplain.

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OAEA Donor Awards as of 2 February 2007 Submitted by Jim O’Connell Higdon, John C. Boyer, Robert E. Asterisks indicate new donors, or Hilt, John W. Cabrera, Quirino donors who have reached the next level. Hutchinson-Sabbatini, Kristan Capozzoli, Albert A. *Konrad Bradley, N.C. Conklin, Harold BLUE Donations of $50 (1st 100 only) Konrad, Kerry *Diller, Marty & Bev Baker, Ashlee F. Konrad, Robert D. Dostal, W (Dusty) A. Baker, Billy-Ace Konrad, Robert K. A. *Epperly, Robert M. Baker, Jamie Lippka, Ray E. Hall, Richard M. Baker, Sean Loftus, Leo G. Henley, Elizabeth Baker, Tracey Morris, Marion E. Henley, Joseph Biery, Roger W. Morton, John E. Higdon, John C. Blackwelder, Billy Moulder, Evelyn Morton, John E. Blewett, Thomas Munson, Evelyn Munson, Evelyn Bolt, Ron L. OAEA Gulf Coast Group O’Neal, Jerry Boyer, Robert E. O’Neal, Jerry Owler, Robert Cabrera, Quirino Owler, Robert Phillips, Elmer F. Callender, Gordon W. Phillips, Elmer F. *Snyder, Mary Margaret Capozzoli, Albert A. Rubin, Harry Spaulding, Richard Communicator Group Fund *Spindler, Bill Splain, Vincent F. Conklin, Harold *Tri Star Engineering, Inc Taylor, William C. Cordes, Fauno *Snyder, Mary Margaret Werner, Alexander DeLeon, Emilio Spaulding, Richard Whitehead, Eugene Dieckhoff, Charlotte M. Splain, Vincent F. Donations of $500 *Diller, Marty & Bev Taylor, William C. GOLD Dostal, W (Dusty) A. Cordes, Fauno VX/VXE-6 Para-Rescue Team DuBeau, Earl Werner, Alexander SILVER Donations of $1,000 *Epperly, Robert M. West, John Lamont 2006 OAEA Reunion Committee Eubanks, Paul Wick Jr. Howard J. Baker, Billy-Ace *Gillich, Pete D. Whitehead, Eugene VX/VXE-6 Para-Rescue Team Gulf Coast Group Yow, Maxine V. Hall, Richard M. EMPEROR Donations of $5,000 *Hartman, Susan M. BRONZE Donations of $100 *Communicator Group Fund Henley, Elizabeth Biery, Roger W. Henley, Joseph Bolt, Ron L.

Communicator Group Fund First $5000 Donor to OAEA Scholarship Fund Billy-Ace Baker HE COMMUNICATOR GROUP RECENTLY became T the first donor to reach the Emperor Penguin Club of the OAEA when the chairman of the Communicator Fund mailed a check for $3000 to the OAEA Secretary/Treasure thus earning an Emperor Penguin Club award for the group. RMs, ETS, COMMOs, and EMOs who served with Antarctic Support Activities, Naval Support Forces Antarctica, and Air Development Squadron Six were the original contributors to the Communicator Fund. This year the fund was opened up to ACs, and ATs. Communicators assigned to task force ships were also invited to join the group. One civilian AMRAD volunteer operator and a Marine Corps Field Radio Operator also contributed. The names of the contributors are as follows. Emperor Penguin Club Award for Donations of $5000 * Denotes Plank Holders in the fund.

*Billy-Ace Baker Sean Baker *Daniel Bolton *John Bowling Bob Boyd *John Boyda *Bob Conner *Douglas Dixon *Dick Everett Dennis Hayden *Tony Herman Skip Johnson *George Parker *Daniel Parkin *William Ryan *Karl Sackman *Frank Stokes *Butch Suchland *Noah White *John Lamont West *Howard Wick Zeek Zapp

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The First Time I Almost Met My CO

by Mike Walsh FOREWORD: The below story has been into motion. Cdr. Fred C. Holt was to from my nails to the eye and facial condensed in Reader’s Digest fashion. relieve Cdr. Vernon Peters. That paint-job, to the blonde wig and the Anyone who would like to read the full evening there were celebrations in the foundation-camouflage to hide the version can conduct Mike Walsh or the separate clubs on the base. It was just tattoos on my forearms. The Editor who will be happy to provide an one happy fest until . . . transformation seemed to take hours to unexpurgated version of the story. I left the CPO Club and sauntered accomplish, but finally Joe and 1 were sn't it ironic that my two rather over to the EM Club. I was table- ready to implement the plan. precarious meetings with Cdr. F. C. hopping when I spied Joe Donohue We arrived at the O Club and Holt were at sitting with his beautiful and charming walked in. We were greeted by CWO I Kiwi wife, Marianne and I joined them Bill Couch, who escorted us to our different ends of the spectrum? The at their table. table, but not without some lingering first time, I was Joe and I gabbed for a while and stares by those present. then the gabbing got around to some The next workday at the shop Mike dressed, quite beautifully I might ideas that started to jump out on the Riley said that when we entered the add, while the table. Joe was talking about crashing the ballroom, he and Lew Tidmore, the O Club celebration; you know, getting Technical Representative for Bell second time I wore my “Birthday-suit”. to meet the new CO face-to-face. The Helicopter, were the first to see Joe and I had never put the two together talk soon escalated into a plan. me. Lew's wife asked him who was that We would go to the O Club as a lady? Lew said, “That's Chief Walsh.” until I came upon the photo a few months ago. I sent the photo and a few couple; I would be the woman—Joe Lew's wife tried to explain to Lew: “I details. To Billy Blackwelder, the would be my escort. I was to dance with meant the woman!” she said, a bit Cdr. Holt and then we would retire the flustered at Lew, and Lew answered her “Erebus Whizzer” who shared it with Billy-Ace Baker who thought there plan. And a great plan it was until— back in a straightforward way, “I was might be a story for the Gazette. The well, let’s not spoil the plot. With that TALKING about the woman. The guy is plan, we all went to Joe and Marianne’s Joe Donohue.” sad part about this whole story, thanks to a “Wet-blanket”, is that Cdr. Holt house to get into costume. Marianne and We were only at the table for ten may be learning about this for the first her cohorts would doll me up to the best minutes, when Bill Couch asked us to of their ability. leave because LCDR (name withheld to time. So here is the “Rest of the Joe’s costume was easy. He was story!” protect the “Wet Blanket” that he was) dressed in five minutes. Team Marianne had recognized Joe, and knew that he I joined VXE-6 at Quonset Point, RI in March or April of 1973. I was had the tough assignment: outfit me in was a Flight Engineer. The LCDR was a previously stationed at Quonset Point, the latest fashion style—well actually, bit disturbed that an enlisted man would in anything that would fit my scrawny enter into his domain. so I knew the area quite well, but my dreams of being stationed in Quonset carcass and show off my svelte figure. Mr. Couch had his marching orders: were soon dashed because the base was We rummaged through some dresses, “get rid of Joe and his lady.” Mr. Couch and finally came up with one that I told Joe that he would have to leave the closing and we were moving to Point Mugu, California. could wear, a pink chemise, and a plain Club. Joe responded, in his polite way When I got to Pt. Mugu, I learned black pair of shoes with a small heel. I as he stood up: “Okay Mr. Couch. No also needed some propping-up in the problem,” while he looked at me, with that I had multiple choices as to where I would like to work. The Chiefs with chest area. It was now time for the sad eyes then he said, “Let's go, dear.” whom I talked sold me on going to the transfiguration of my face. I did my Of course, I responded to both of them, part: I shaved the stubble off my face my head swiveling, first to Mr. Couch, Helicopter Crew. My boss in the Helo crew was Lt. and placed myself in their hands. and then to Joe, back and forth a few Mike Riley—what a great boss. While Marianne’s team did my make-up times while 1 proclaimed to them, in my very professionally, but the look did not best falsetto yet demanding voice, “I am on the Ice, many friendships were made. How lucky could one be? A simple capture the “Sophia Loren” image that I not leaving until 1 eat!” Mr. Couch, answer: I felt like Lou Gehrig all over had pictured in my mind; it was more of with a bit of apprehension said, a Farrah Fawcett look with that blonde “Ooookay! You can eat, then you have again! Of course, Lou never got “packed”, the VXE-6 way. wig, a Farrah Fawcett without shape. to leave.” Nonetheless, they did a great job with My meal was quickly served. Joe When the squadron returned to Point Mugu in February, plans for the what they had to work with. They did refused his—I think he just lost his Change-of-Command (CoC) was put everything to make me look presentable, appetite.

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I ate in my best rendition of a lady- whispered, “Joe. I just want to dance because who would ever believe this if I like fashion. I recall placing my napkin with the new CO like we planned” Joe could not show the proof. on my lap, and keeping my left hand does not know what to do now. He is below the table. No elbows and most definitely embarrassed by my behavior. importantly, I truly owned the demure Now Couch is pleading, “Joe. look, of a debutante who was used to Would you and your lady-friend being fawned-upon. PLEASE leave right now?” I finished my meal and about the Joe was beginning to sweat the same time, Mr. Couch came back and he outcome. “Yes sir, Mr. Couch!” he said was now downright adamant. He went while starting to stand. “We'll leave directly to Joe and placing his hands on right now, right dear?” the back of the empty chair, and leaning Of course, my answer was “First I in, said, in one of those “I’m going to want dessert, and, oh yes, a cup of kill you” whispers, “Okay Joe. You and coffee...black no sugar. Then we will your lady will have to leave. The leave,” (but I was still turning the idea LCDR. wants you to leave right now!” over, and over in my devious mind to I could really feel that Mr. Couch find a way to get that dance with Cdr. was very upset and really wanted us to Holt). I finished my coffee and dessert leave, post haste. I could read the and was just about ready to make my distress on his face, as could Joe. All move when Bill Couch approached us, this time I am trying to figure a way to but now he had help. We finally got the Editor’s Note: Mike’s previous story get to CDR. Holt’s table to get the dance hint. We left about the streaker appeared in Volume and leave. That was all I really wanted. Lt. Mike Riley took my picture as I 4, Issue 4, Fall 2004 issue of Explorer’s Now Joe is getting a little upset with walked out and thank goodness he did Gazette. me. I leaned over towards Joe and

MY RECENT ANTARCTIC TRAVELS by Charles Swithinbank Dispatching Jill home for Christmas (at and later were bussed to Scott Base. Editors Note: Charles sent me this her request) I embarked on the Then in the course of a long day we narrative in response to a Christmas icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov with flew to Scott’s 1910–1913 Terra Nova card newsletter that I sent to him by Polly Vacher, a friend who has flown Expedition hut at Cape Evans and snail mail. I thought it was interesting twice round the world solo in her Shackleton’s 1907–1909 Nimrod enough for the Explorer’s Gazette. single-engine aircraft (raising more Expedition hut at Cape Royds. than £400,000 for charity). Polly’s Northbound, we were airlifted onto a s I am now 80 years old, friends glacier for a party and the following ask when I will retire. The answer A day some hardy souls dived into the is that I will stop when I drop—or sea. The long voyage was broken with a encounter some lesser impediment. In day on Campbell Island before December 2005, I toured Tasmania disembarking at Lyttelton, New with my Seattle cousin, Jill Stewart, in Zealand. From Christchurch I went by a car borrowed from cousin Jean Oakes train, ferry, or bus to Wellington, who lives in Bellerive (Hobart). We Auckland, and Whangarei to visit spent Christmas in a penal colony in Port Arthur—though not as convicts. cousins and friends. Vinson Massif camp at 7000 feet. trusting husband had agreed to her sharing a cabin with me (my privilege as a guest lecturer). Strangely, none of my guests has ever opted for a single cabin (it would have cost her $30,000). We enjoyed a wonderful cruise to Macquarie Island and then south to McMurdo Sound. Our on-board helicopters flew us to McMurdo station Inside the Ilyushin, with many tons of jet Swithinbank’s tent and we walked from there to Scott’s fuel under all the parkas. 1901–1903 Discovery Expedition hut

15 E X P L O R E R ‘ S G A Z E T T E V O L U M E 7, I S S U E 1 J ARussian N − M engineersA R 2 0 on0 7 the Ilyushin preparing sandwiches for the pax Sentinel Range (note white gloves) ago as Adventure Network Inter- national, they run the only commercial airline in Antarctica. Taking off from Punta Arenas, Chile in their Ilyushin- 76TD jet transport, we landed on the blue ice runway that Giles Kershaw and I discovered 31 years ago and began flying to in 1986. In the beginning we landed “by eye” with a Twin Otter. Now we land on a superb hard ice runway 100 m wide and 2500 m long. In December (2006) I was invited Two ski-equipped Twin Otters take was an amazing privilege to visit the to fly south to visit the Patriot Hills passengers anywhere they want to go, place with its fabulous mountain vistas. camp (80°S) of Antarctic Logistics & even to the South Pole (at a price!). If I had died there and then, I felt that I Expeditions, the only company taking Dozens of mountaineers fly to a base was already in paradise . . . people into Antarctica (apart from ships camp at Mount Vinson (4892 m) from But I did not die, and I'm off to that touch the coast). Founded 20 years which most reach the summit. For me it Burma, the land of my birth. Tidewater Group Meeting

By Ed Hamblin Strider, Bob Cantrell, Bill Raymus, Neil Sugermeyer, hile others were out Christmas shopping or at home Charlie Thompson, and Ed Hamblin. Wwatching college football games, a few Tidewater Mark and Les both brought cruise books from their Virginia area Old Antarctic Explorers gathered for a couple Antarctic Experiences, which were passed around and of hours at the House of Eggs Restaurant in Norfolk, on discussed; they were on the ice in the early 80s. After a Saturday 2 Dec. short period of “greet and eat”, the group had to go their Among the attendees was a new face, Mr. Wayne separate ways. Charlie always has a couple of hours of Rogers. Wayne brought a different perspective into the driving to get home up in the Richmond area; and Neil has group; his involvement with the ice was his experience with to split his Saturdays to spend some time with his other Operation Highjump. He had photos, and history to share passion and hobby, antique cars. that none of us even had an inkling of. It just so happened The next get together is set for 3PM/1500 Saturday, 10 that this particular get together fell on the day of the 60th March at the House Of Eggs in Norfolk. Tidewater area anniversary of the sailing of the Operation Highjump Task OAE POC is Ed Hamblin, 757-405-3362; e-mail is Force from Norfolk. One of the more interesting facts we [email protected]. learned about Wayne was that he was only 16 when he joined the Navy and sailed for the Antarctic. Among Wayne's photos were a series from the air showing the crashed seaplane on the ice that the crew had to walk out to where they could be rescued; other pictures taken from the air showed the surviving crew members trudging across the ice as they made their way to edge of the ice pack to where they could be recovered. The plane crashed several miles from the ice edge, and they had a pretty tough haul without the survival gear and equipment those of us who came later took for granted. Also present were Mark Attendees from the left: Bob Cantrell, Charlie Thompson, Wayne Rogers, John Ashcraft, Les Kunde, John Strider (partially hidden), Bill Raymus, Mark Ashcraft, and Les Kunde.

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Swadener, Michael *Annual Nephew of Dick NEW OAEA MEMBERS Wellings, John UT1 Commem South Pole DF-60 The below listed personnel have joined the OAEA Wiles, Janey *Annual since the Oct-Dec 2006 issue of the Gazette. Winkler, Bruce Life CBU 201 66-69 Thanks to Eugene Van Reeth, Garland Summerall, Worth, Edward FN Life USS Arneb DF-63 Gloria Hutchings, Peter Anderson, Ed Hamblin, Ron Young, Victor LCDR Life CB (Special) DF-I & II

Henderson, Marty Diller, Howard Wick, Jim Landy, Bill REUNION INFORMATION Spindler, Glenn Smith, Billy Blackwelder, Billy Crowe, and George Soulia for providing names of prospective Send reunion information to Billy-Ace Baker at members. [email protected] for publication in the Gazette

*Denotes Associate member USS Brownson (DD-868): South Portland, ME, 20–24 Baker, David E. CAPT Life MCB (Special) 55-57 May. POC Guy Linscott, [email protected], 80 Banister, Richard Civ Annual South Pole 02/03 North Marriner Street, South Portland, ME 04106, 207 Becker, Willard F2C Life USS Yancey 899 2816. USS Brownson participated in Highjump. Begert, John YNCS Annual USCGC Staten Island Begert, Jennifer, Civ *Annual Daughter of John US Navy Weather Service Assoc: Everett, WA, 15–20 Belmore, Janice *Annual May. POC Earl Kerr, 360 293 5835, Burlock, James BU2 Annual ASA DF-62 WO Byrd [email protected]. Cabrera, Chino CM1 Life ASA Byrd WO DF-66 Campbell, Henry BUL3 Annual MCB-8 DF-63 USS Wilhoite (DER-397): Silverdale, WA, 2–5 October. Carr, David E-3 Life USCGC Glacier DF-86 POC Richard Scheeder, [email protected]. 360 830 Casey, Denis, LCDR Life ASA DF-67 WO Priest 5175, USS Wilhoite participated in DF-61

Chauncey, Depew LT Life VX-6 62-64 USS Philippine Sea: Washington, DC, 3–8 October. POC Cherry, David BUC Annual MCB-6 DF-65 Chuck Davis, Box 496412 Port Charles, FL 33949, 941 Corbett, William Capt Life USAF MATS 59-62 Costlow, Allan LT Life VXE-6 Helos 71-73 743 5460, [email protected]. USS Philippine Damschroder, G. CMCS Life ASA WO DF-63 & 66 Sea participated in Highjump.

DeLong, Paul EA3 Annual CBU-201 69/71 USS Atka & USCGC Southwind Association: Savannah, Dietrich, James HMC Life PM3A 73-75 GA, 26–28 April. POC Carl Brown, 616 874 9913, 6503 Dinsmore, Robert HMC Annual ASA WO DF-71 Fricke Ct., Rockford, MI 49341. Endley, Michael Annual Surviving child Fuchs, George RM1 Annual ASA WO DF-72 USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279): South Portland ME, Hash, Arlie ETN2 Life ASA DF-68 15–17 June. POC Lee Grant [email protected], Heaney, Norman ADR2 Life VX-6 WO DF-61 603 447 6040, USCGC Eastwind participated in DF-I, Hebb, Susann *Annual DF-60 through DF-67. Hillis, Earl LCDR Life VX-6 DF-II & III Johnson, Stanley ET2 Life WO McMurdo DF-II NNPU/PM-3A: Deadwood, SD, 3–7 June. POC CECS Kellerman, Troy BUCS Life NSFA DF-90 Jerry Schloredt, PO Box 1064, Sundance WY 82729, 307 Kennett, James Civ Life USARP/NZARP 62-07 283 1448. NNPU members participated in DF-62 through Konrad, Bradley *Life Grandson of Billy-Ace DF-73 Moon, Jack ET3 Life Highjump Morton, Gwen Life Widow of LCDR John Antarctic Deep Freeze Association (ADFA): Corpus Morton OIC VX-6 WO Christi, TX, 8–11 May. POC Sheila Keeney, Panehal, Pansy *Life Wife of PK [email protected], 361 528 3324, cell 361 318 Peeks, James AE1 Life VX-6 65-67 9922, or 726 San Patricio Ave, Taft TX 78390–3126. Renaud, Paul BU1 Life NSFA DF-73 ADFA members participated in all phases of DF. Richards, Anthony Civ Life Surviving Son of Squatty Root American Polar Society Symposium: Columbus, OH, Risher, Quentin RD3 Life USS Arneb 56–59 25–28 April. Contact Laura Kissel 614 688 8173. Details Rogers, Wayne SA Life USS Pine Island HJ are available at http://www.bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu or Rowland, Robert SP4 Life US Army CRREL http://www.ampolarsociety.org. 63/64. Cruise ship lecturer 2004–07 Ohio Valley OAEA Group: OH, 27–29 April. POC Ed Schroder, Austin LCDR Life USS Edisto 63/66 Waite, 937 233 0613, 660 Beatrice Drive, Dayton OH Schwez, Victor Civ *Annual ASPP 45404, [email protected]. Slaughter, Albert Civ Life Antarctic Cruise 2006 NMCB 1: Nashville, TN, 5–7 October. POC Peter Dowd, Snow, Ashley LT Commem USASE Pilot Snow, Laura Civ Life Daughter of Ashley 89 Edward Rd, Marshfield MA, 02050, 781 837 0393, Stargel, Gloria Civ *Life Sister of Maj Oscar [email protected]. MCB 1 Dets participated in Cassity USAF DF-II DF-II & IV. The entire battalion deployed with DF-62.

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● Bob Sexton is looking for Donald Grimes or Ron OAE LOCATOR Barrett who served on the Connie crew 1966–68. Bob can Send locator notices to the editor at [email protected] be reached at: 122 Windsor Park Drive, Coventry RI ● MACS Lou Figueroa, NSFA DF-86, 87, and 88 is 02816, 401 828 8026, [email protected]. looking for MAC Wayne Chessman and MA2 Bob Davoll. Lou can be reached at 10625 Aspen Ave, ● William J. “Bill” Williams is looking for anyone who California City CA 93505, 760 373 8920, or was on the October 1957 tractor traverse with him. He is [email protected], trying to establish a service-connected injury with the VA. He can be contacted at 940 665 6289, 1111 W. ● Timothy Eschete is looking for anyone who wintered University Drive, Gainesville, TX 76240, or by email at: at McMurdo during DF-88. He would also like to hear [email protected]. from any firefighters who have been to McMurdo. Timothy can be reached at: [email protected], ● Ron Henderson is looking for any other members of 26418 Woodstock Dr, Denham Springs LA 70726, phone the DF-63 Byrd to Eights trail party. Ron can be 225 939 8431. contacted at [email protected], 18726 Garden Oaks Drive, Baton Rouge LA 70817, 225 755 3103. ● Laura Snow is looking for information about the BAE-III (USASE 1939–1941). Laura is the daughter of ● Alfred C. McKenna aka Chief Mac is looking for Ashley Snow who served as a pilot at East Base. She is shipmates who served with him in VXE6 in 1969–72 and especially interested in hearing from other children of any Seabees he knew on the ice during the same time members of BAE-III. Laura can be reached at frame. [email protected], 459 Sherman St, Canton [email protected], 1636 E. Gadsden St, Pensacola, FL MA, 781 828 1880 32501, or 850 470 2630. ● Rosemary Hargreaves and her family had a ● Charlie Bruno served in VX-6 during DF-63, and 64 friendship with an American family named Conroy who on LC-130 48321 as an AT2. He is looking for old served in Deep Freeze during the early 60s. The Conroy crewmembers that remember him. He flew with children were Mark, James, and Ann. Rosemary is not engineers: Thompson and Bridger; Pilots: Frock and sure of the parents names, but thinks they may have been Mayer. Charlie can be contacted at: PO Box 3572, Apollo Andrew and Ann. Anyone knowing any information Beach FL 33572, or [email protected]. about the Conroy’s please contact Rosemary at: 12 Reaby Street, Christchurch 8061 NZ, Ph 064 3 3854757, ● John Hasty is looking for RMC Joe Cornely. John [email protected] wintered with Joe in DF-III. John can be reached at: 114 Maplewood Avenue, Cranston, RI, 02920, 401 942 0933, ● Amateur radio operator Jonathan Cunitz, W1CU, is email [email protected]. looking for the operator of KC4USX in October 1983. Jonathan made contact with Williams Field and never ● CEC James W. “Bill” Brown is looking for HM1 Don received a QSL card. He can be contacted at: Poe, EN1 Hoss Perry, and YN1 Bill Roach who wintered [email protected], 7 Lamplight Lane, Westport, CT 06880, with him at McMurdo during DF-III. He is also looking 203 227 2287. for RMC Joe Cornely who wintered with him at South Pole Station during DF-60, James can be reached at ● Dave Hoff would like to hear from anyone who [email protected], 18 Kenian Drive, Swannanoa, served on the USCGC Eastwind during DFI (1955–56): NC 28778, or 828 298 6512. [email protected], 110 W. Maple Ave., Apt Y, Barron, WI 54812, 715-637-3431. ● Arlie V. Hash (ET2), ASA DF-68 Winter-Over is looking for everyone who took pleasure in taking his ● Bob McLaren Served onboard Glacier as a BM3 DV2 hard-earned money in the thirteen-month poker game at during first two Antarctic deployments as a Coast Guard the Grasshopper Shack; including LCDR. Richard Wear, Cutter (1966–68). Bob made many dives under the ice Forrest “Juice” Grigsby, and Frank Coffman. Arlie can be with diving partner Dave Forsythe and scientists from the reached at: [email protected], 401 461 2137, or University of Florida for IWSOE 1968. He would like to 996 Corinth Road, Buffalo, KY 42716. make contact with anyone who served onboard during his tour. If you have any pictures that you would like to ● PNC John W. Strickland, Jr. is looking for anyone share, it would be much appreciated. [email protected], or who wintered with him at McMurdo during DF-81. John 78 Berkley Street, Waltham, MA 02451. can be reached at [email protected] or 102 Adkinson Drive, Pensacola FL 32506.

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GULF COAST GROUP MEETINGS by Billy-Ace Penguin Baker First time attendees included Life Associate Member INCE THE LAST GAZETTE Bradley Konrad who was only eight days old. Also was published; the GCG has attending for the first time was Laura Jernigan who brought S held a celebration and three memorabilia about her father CWO R. Ward, USMC. CWO monthly meetings. The celebration Ward and four other Marines wintered-over during DF-II. th was for the 50 Anniversary of the As far as is known they are the only Marines to ever winter- first aircraft landing at the South over with Operation Deep Freeze. For show-and-tell Mary Pole. The celebration is the cover Ann Platt brought along a photo album she had created for story in this issue. The three meetings were held on 9 the first aircraft landing at the Geographic South Pole 50th December 2006, 20 January, and 24 February. Since the Anniversary celebration. She also took photos of almost December meeting we have been holding our meetings at everyone who was present at the meeting. Because of her the Lakeside Galley and Tavern located on the west side of enthusiasm, Mary Lou was given a Life Associate Pensacola and not very far from our previous meeting Membership in the OAEA. RF Kiser, his wife, Faye, their location. Two sisters, Susann Hebb and Janey Wiles, who guest, Pat Hampton, was in attendance. RF and Faye are are Navy veterans, own the Lakeside. Susann is a retired from Whitesburg, Kentucky and frequently visit the Gulf HMC and Janey served in the Navy, transferred to the Coast. This is the second GCG OAEA meeting they have Public Health Service, and retired as CDR. Both sisters attended while in the area. joined the OAEA as Associate Members during the first Les Liptak polled the crowd on the Lakeside meeting meeting at the Lakeside. location and everyone seemed pleased and agreed that it was THE SATURDAY 9 a good site. Lakeside owners Susann and Janey had already DECEMBER MEETING hung our flag in a prominent location in the Tavern area. was more of a pre- Bill Fazio won the 50/50 raffle and took home $56 as his Christmas social so no share. guest speaker was scheduled, but the cartoon video The Penguins Whacked-Out Holiday was shown. Thirty-four members and guests attended. Lennie Bourgeois who pocketed $60 as his share won the 50/50 drawing. First time attendees included Norman “Tony” Heaney,

VX-6, DF-61, John Gulf Coast Group Meeting Flag Strickland, and Hugh and SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY MEETING—The Gulf Dianne King. Tony Coast Group of the OAEA was proud to have RADM Lloyd joined as a Life Members. The Kings reside in Mandeville, “Doc” Abbot, USN (Ret) as the scheduled guest speaker. LA. Hugh was the winter-over OIC at Hallett Station during Forty members and guests were in attendance. First time DF-64. Both Hugh and his wife are OAEA Life Members. attendees were snowbirds Warren and Jean McGowan from John Strickland resides in Australia and plans on joining the Godfrey, Illinois. Warren participated in Operation OAEA when he moves back to Pensacola. Highjump aboard the Task Force flagship USS Mount SATURDAY 20 JANUARY—Apparently, changing the Olympus and was on RADM Cruzen’s staff. Warren joined meeting location to the Lakeside was a popular decision the OAEA as a life member while at the meeting. because 55 members and guests turned up for the 20 Doc Abbot was the Commander of Task Force January meeting. John Jaenisch was scheduled to make a 43/Commander Navy Support Forces Antarctica from presentation on his Antarctic Experience in VXE-6 during February 1967 through June 1969. During the winter of DF- the late 80s and early 90s. However, due to a family 67 he executed the first-ever planned Winter Fly-in emergency John was not able to make it. All was not lost (WINFLY) to Antarctica in early/mid-June. There had been though as Chuck Minerman came prepared to give an several other WINFLYs in previous years for medical impromptu talk on C-124s and the role of the aircraft, nick- emergencies. However, this one was planned for the named Shaky Jakes, during the early years of Deep Freeze. purpose of delivering a scientist and several divers to Chuck even had photos to pass around for viewing. McMurdo to conduct winter diving operations.

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Doc Abbot’s presentation was well received. He spoke in detail about the WINFLY and other Antarctic Experiences during his watch. His presentation was sprinkled with humor and he briefly spoke about several Group Leader Les Liptak Showing Someone the Way Out. incidents involving the Lennie Bourgeois was once again the winner of the Marble Point 50/50 drawing and collected $60 as his share. A special door Nurses that was prize of a 50th Anniversary patch (see photo on page 5) was thoroughly won by Gary Forney. enjoyed by most everyone in RADM J. Lloyd “Doc” Abbot, USN attendance, but (Ret) makes his presentation. We got not so much by started a little late, so he never made unnamed persons it through all his notes, but he has who may have promised to return and tell us the rest of the story. been on the receiving end of some of the Marble Point Nurses pranks. Following the presentation, I told a story about how RADM Abbot had left his brief case in the Flag Quarters at McMurdo and didn’t realize it until he was about half way back to Christchurch. The aircraft commander, Fred Bourgeois's Granddaughter Krista Williams and Wife Helen Schneider, offered to return to McMurdo for the brief case, but the admiral decided against it. When the flight arrived in Thanks to Tony Heaney who produced a video New Zealand the Admirals aide got on the single-side band recording of the meeting and to Lennie Bourgeois, Sean radio and directed the McMurdo OIC to break open the case Baker, and everyone else who provided photos for this and retrieve the admiral’s notes. Those notes were delivered article. Special thanks to Pam Landy for conducting the to the Communications Center and were made into a 50/50 drawings for the last three meetings and purchasing message and were transmitted to Christchurch by and donating a new roll of tickets for use in the 50/50 radioteletype. After telling the story, I presented the admiral drawings. Pam stated that for the first time everyone in with a copy of the message. attendance at the 24 February purchased at least one ticket. It should be noted here that the Lakeside has a strong military flavor. The outside entrance is painted to look like the flight deck of the USS Oriskany. Many military posters, flags, photographs, and other memorabilia decorate the walls. Many of the parking spaces are reserved for regular customers and branches of the military. When the Lakeside Ladies were informed that a RADM would be our guest speaker they painted over one of the parking spaces and re- assigned it to CTF-43 complete with two stars. Before the meeting was adjourned, Les gave a brief update on the restoration of Que Sera Sera. He reported that the current restoration schedule was about 80 percent complete, the wing had been put back on, the control surfaces were being recovered, and the aircraft exterior had Pam Landy Selling 50/50 Tickets at 24 February Meeting been painted.

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OAEA MERCHANDISE

NEW OAEA Pin & Patch

ITEMS Ball cap pins and embroidered patches are now available. For details contact the editor at [email protected] or by phone at 1 850 456 3556. Ball Cap & 2002 Reunion Pin Part of the profits will be Navy Blue Ball Cap with embroidered OAEA patch. donated to the The ball cap is $15 plus $2 shipping and handling. OAEA General &

2002 OAEA Reunion Pin. This pin was not available at Scholarship the 2002 reunion. Reunion pins were produced for the Funds.

Oxnard and Warwick OAEA reunions and attendees have asked about a similar pin for the 2002 reunion. At last the pins are available for $5 each plus $2 shipping and handling. This is a cloisonné pin and measures 1 ¼ X ¾ inches. OAEA COMMEMORATIVE COINS

Special Offer: For a limited time you can have the ball cap OAEA commemorative coin sets, as well as individual and the pin for a total of $20. Send orders to coins, are still available. The coin below has an antique [email protected] or 850 456 3556. 10819 Berryhill Road, pewter finish. The price of $10 includes shipping and Pensacola FL 32506-6201 handling and as usual part of the proceeds from the sale of this coin, and all OAEA coins, will be donated to the OAEA.

Postage and handling will vary by number of coins ordered and class of mail service.

OAEA Coin Price List:

POLO SHIRTS $30.00 — .999 fine silver. 1 troy ounce in blue case Embroidered OAEA polo shirts are still available on $25.00 — .999 fine silver. 1 troy ounce in snap case the Antarctic Connection web site. $15.00 — Antique bronze. Bagged A link to the Antarctic Connection is available on the $12.00 — Brass. Bagged OAEA website at: http://www.oaea.net. Part of the sales $ 2.00 — Aluminum. Bagged price of these shirts is returned to the OAEA treasurery $10.00 — 6 Aluminum. Bagged and in addition, identifying yourself, as a member of the $75.00 — Full set. 1 of each coin ($9.00 savings) OAEA will generate a 10% commission to the OAEA on $80.00 — Full set. 1 of each coin plus 5 extra aluminum ($12.00 savings) any other merchandise ordered from the Antarctic Connection when placing an order for OAEA polo shirts. NOTE: For a limited time only, 1 Antique Pewter Coin When ordering online identify yourself as OAEA in will be included free of charge with each $75 or $80 set the text box labeled “Order Comments and Special ordered. Requests”. When ordering by telephone mention that you To order contact me first at the below address, or via email are OAEA. at [email protected] or by phone at (850) 456 3556. OAEA polo shirts may also be ordered by dialing this toll free number: 877 766 9423. Billy-Ace Baker

10819 Berryhill Road Pensacola Florida 32506–6201 USA

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28 October 2006

I certify that the below report is a true accounting of financial transactions conducted by the Old Antarctic Explorers Association, Inc during FY 2006 (1 Oct 05 to 30 Sep 06) and financial and membership status as of September 30, 2006. At the request of the Board Of Directors, I have added the Asset Distribution Statement this year. James H. O’Connell James H. O’Connell Secretary/Treasurer

FY 2006 ACCOUNTING STATEMENT INCOME EXPENSE Chapter Sales 8.83 Administrative Costs 1,881.85 Donations 3,536.34 Office Supplies 863.75 BOD Overages 240.34 Postage 1,018.10 General Fund 125.00 Advertising(Recruiting) 2,288.86 Scholarship Fund 300.00 Merchandise 954.02 Undesignated 2,871.00 Recruiting Packages 945.76 Dues Payment 8,738.00 Recruiting Postage 389.08 Annual Membership 1,250.00 Bank Charge 6.00 Lifetime Membership 7,480.00 Equipment Rental 1,226.22 Mailing Surcharge 8.00 Equipment Repair 65.98 Entrance Fees 384.00 Equipment Upgrades 99.00 Interest Earned 41.88 Internet Security 58.84 Investment Market Change -212.48 License 70.00 Merchandise Sales 252.61 Miscellaneous 278.40 Sale Proceeds 1,629.40 Newsletters 2443.75 Consignment Fees -258.18 Miscellaneous 199.99 Cost of Goods Sold -1,118.61 Postage 687.41 Printing 1,556.35 Tax Preparation 75.00 Web page Expenses 343.40 TOTAL INCOME 12,749.18 TOTAL EXPENSES 8,837.30 GAIN LOSS TOTAL INCOME – EXPENSES FY 2006 3,911.88 FINANCIAL STATUS OF OLD ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2006 Summary Statement Asset Distribution Statement Beginning Balance 10/1/05 35,816.59 Account Tangible Intangible FY 2005 transactions + 3,911.88 Bank Accounts 20,055.04 Ending Balance 9/30/06 39,728.47 Scholarship Fund 9,171.52 Accounts Receivable 6.25 Merchandise Inventory 1,388.04 Property (undepreciated) 9,107.62 Totals 29,232.81 10,495.66 MEMBERSHIP STATUS OF OLD ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2006 Membership as of 1 October 2005 - 1031 Membership as of 30 September 2006 - 1213 Membership Change +182 Memorial Members - 61 Commemorative Members - 23 Annual Members – 122 Lifetime Members - 903 Deceased Members - 59 Inactive Members – 45

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